I have been thinking about institutions that strive for change. Sometimes we call them communities or organizations, sometimes we call them alliances or...
0 replies - 1973 views - 04/20/13 by Jurgen Appelo in Articles
Long ago, when I was a young developer at an anonymous company, one of my managers was disappointed with my progress. “I know how long the work should take....
0 replies - 1296 views - 04/19/13 by Johanna Rothman in Articles
Burning Image
Monday morning on the highway. Your speed: 0 mph. You’re stuck in the usual rush hour traffic jam because the capacity of this road is...
0 replies - 8035 views - 04/19/13 by Matthias Marschall in Articles
While there’s been some talk and research about project management paradigms e.g. waterfall, Project Management 2.0, ALM, with the paradigm of agile...
0 replies - 1245 views - 04/18/13 by Olga Kouzina in Articles
Frequently people ask me, “How can you be so productive?”
The question seems a bit strange to me, because I often consider myself
not productive at...
0 replies - 1922 views - 04/17/13 by Jurgen Appelo in Articles
As I was saying in my last blog, I’m preparing for a talk at Skills Matter entitled: “Business Analyst, Product Manager, Product Owner, Spy!”
which I...
0 replies - 1627 views - 04/17/13 by Allan Kelly in Articles
(Joint post with Olaf Lewitz - Temenos Series)
In the course of our lives, we all encounter events that shape us, allow us to change and grow, that...
0 replies - 819 views - 04/17/13 by Michael Sahota in Articles
What is Temenos?
Temenos is a Greek word for a transformational container, such as a cut off piece of land dedicated to a king or god. It is a contained...
0 replies - 1026 views - 04/16/13 by Michael Sahota in Articles
It's a simple question. So why don’t you get more training? Do you feel that you already operate effectively? Is there no more stuff to learn? Do you think...
0 replies - 1347 views - 04/16/13 by Peter Pilgrim in Articles
Later this week I’m giving a talk at Skills Matter entitled: “Business Analyst, Product Manager, Product Owner, Spy!” The talk title is a reference to...
2 replies - 4061 views - 04/16/13 by Allan Kelly in Articles
When I was promoted to a management role, I realized that the skills
that made me standout as a programmer were not the skills I needed in my
new role. I...
0 replies - 876 views - 04/15/13 by Esther Derby in Articles
I recently worked with a team that was struggling. One of the team
members, Tad, wasn’t playing by the rules the team had established. When
the team...
0 replies - 2863 views - 04/14/13 by Esther Derby in Articles
A Business Model Canvas
is an easy to use, lightweight and powerful tool for anyone looking to
sketch out business models. It is quickly becoming the...
0 replies - 3920 views - 04/14/13 by David Bland in Articles
I subscribe to a number of services that look for pithy quotes from
Big Names, authors, and other people who are looking for publicity. I
saw one about...
0 replies - 3044 views - 04/14/13 by Johanna Rothman in Articles
I still have estimation on the mind. I saw The Impact of Accidental Complexity on Estimates
and I was wondering about the effect of management on bad code....
0 replies - 1884 views - 04/10/13 by Johanna Rothman in Articles
